Huh, I figured when they said "From The Past" that there would be more than just a few games older than 10 years would be used. How can you have a list of classic SW games and not include Dark Forces, the very first Star Wars FPS, or even any of the 5 Jedi Knight games that spawned from it. I guess 8 spots is just too few to list good Star Wars games.

X-Wing Alliance was such a good game. The hours I wasn't playing it, I was reading up on all of the different capital ships and fighters. I wonder if it'll run on my new PC. This has got me all excited and nostalgic.

No Dark Forces, Jedi Knight Series, or most importantly Republic Commando but having both Force Unleashed and LEGO Star Wars on the list?! Seriously, some of the more well regarded and classic Star Wars games were sacrificed for those?

On another note, why are they all just pictures? It's an article that has barely any content, yet expects me to refresh the page 8 times to see all the entries? I know you can do better than this Escapist.

As others have mentioned many truly great Star Wars games haven't been mentioned here, and the lack of descriptive text for each game that has made this list (in some cases inexplicably) provide no insight into the game that couldn't be gleaned from a wiki page leaving me with the impression that the OP has little or no first-hand knowledge of these games.

It started so good with Dark Forces, X-Wing, Tie-Fighter, jedi knight etc.But now the Star Wars franchise has been virtually destroyed.So many possibilities for incredible Star Wars games. Instead we mostly got childish crap.The older mature fans have been ignored.

A modernized x-wing/Tie-fighter game could be so great. Or what about an Elite-like open space trading/fighting game in the Star Wars universe. If there is one game that begged to be made it is that one. Imagine choosing the career of a smuggler, buying a fast cargo ship, upgrading it, doing shady deals with some Hutt arms dealer on Nar Shadaa, getting hailed by an imperial customs ship, or chased by a Star Destroyer.

Chicago Ted: both Force Unleashed and LEGO Star Wars on the list?! Seriously, some of the more well regarded and classic Star Wars games were sacrificed for those?

Yeah. Technically those are "in the past", but so is literally every game that has ever been released. Saying something like "from the past" implies a longer picture view, one aimed at remembering or reintroducing older games that have faded from public consciousness. While the exact length of time we're talking about is going to vary depending on the topic, Star Wars games are at least thirty years old. And in that context, a game that's barely five years old certainly doesn't qualify as "in the past".

Wait... wait... You put Rebel Assault on there, but NONE of the Dark Forces/JK series, no mention of the absurd yet fun as hell Super NES trilogy, not even a Masters of Teras Kasi? Hows that for an obscure reference ;)

We need a much bigger list, there are too many great Star Wars games. Shadows of the Empire, Bounty Hunter, Clone Wars... hell I remember Droidworks being awesome back in the day (though I wonder how well it holds up today)